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Mrs Horsepool was a widow; her husband having died as a result of gas poisoning in ww1. In 1939, her address was 12 Pine Cottages, South Ascot, Berks. She had two children; a daughter who had died of tuberculosis and a son 'Ted' who worked at a local golf club. In September 1939, she accepted three evacuees (all boys) who were members of Christ Church School,Chelsea. They were Alfie, aged 12, and Douglas, aged 8 whose home addresses were in Chelsea Manor Street, and Kenneth, aged 10, who lived in Caversham Street Chelsea.  The three boys were later joined by two girls Joyce and Barbara. All these children, except Douglas returned to London before the war really got serious in 1940.